Wrong Fuel in Car Hartford End, Essex

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Put the wrong fuel in your car and somehow succeeded to get to your destination or have broken down on the side of the road - we will be able to help you out. Our service plan is totally mobile and we have the ability to come out no matter wherever you are and have the automobile drained, flushed and running just as before right away - and for a fair price!

It was before 5 pm on a Monday and despite the fact that we were promised a dry night, it had not ceased raining! Ryan and me were resting going over the footy, at the ready for the 6th fuel drain for the day to arrive. Inevitably we got the phone call from a young lady on a company trip who had pulled into the Sainsburys petrol garage in Hartford End and filled petrol in a diesel sombre grey VW Eos hire car. The unfortunate thing was rather agitated by the sounds of it, telling me "I can't believe I've messed up the vehicle! I'm just so familiar with putting petrol in my petrol car that I totally forgot that I was using a diesel!" We advised her to calm down and not to fret, plus that things like this sadly often happen. She was able to relocate the car to a safe position and, seeing as it was no more than a short distance from where we were, we were able to arrive at the woman almost instantly. The wrong fuel was cleaned up and removed so she could once again go back to the hotel she was staying at. Despite the fact we got fairly wet, it was all rewarding to watch her drive off relaxed and a lot less worried. A job in Essex done well in my books!

Wrong fuel in your car in Hartford End? You've come to the right place. We are here to assist you in this hour of need and get you moving once more with our specialist fuel drain service.

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Water Contamination or AdBlue Contamination

Fuel contaminated with water, regardless of whether it's petrol or diesel, is generally a serious matter to handle in a vehicle - specifically in more modern common-rail engines.

Having water or AdBlue inside your fuel can potentially bring about idling difficulties, lumpy running, abnormal smoke and, if it is not addressed fully, quite possibly ruined injectors. Water in petrol is less complicated to get rid of in comparison with water in diesel - this is mainly because diesel is an oil. Even so we are able to resolve both cases quite swiftly.

You should know that if the vehicle was started with the water contamination it will probably need a new fuel filter to be installed seeing that the old one will probably be completely water-logged and useless.

Run Out of Fuel Assistance

Run out of fuel in Hartford End (out of gas - as the Americans would say)? We run a comprehensive Essex Run Out of Fuel Service. We are able to get out to refill your car any time you are stranded on a motorway, roadside far from a petrol station, or perhaps even at your home. Our engineers can come to you with 10-20 litres of the correct fuel (bought at pump prices) and fill up your vehicle. They can also fix the normal problems which might accompany running out of fuel - for example airlocks, vehicle unable to start, as well as flat batteries due to over-cranking.


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A fairly alarmed motorist called us from the BP filling station at Essex to inform us that he put unleaded into his diesel deep grey Ford Fiesta; he wasn't really quite certain how he'd done it. We said to him it was no hassle and quickly had our fuel drainer with him to drain the wrong fuel from his vehicle. Having extracted the bad fuel, he was soon enough back driving. He told us; "I can't believe I put the wrong fuel in my car. And the gentleman who appeared to do the fuel drain was extremely nice - he didn't make me seem ridiculous."

So, if you've filled your petrol automobile with diesel, or put the wrong fuel in your diesel car wherever in Essex, contact us immediately. Our experienced technicians are ready and waiting for you.

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A person called us from Hartford End to state that he pumped unleaded in to his diesel baby blue BMW 525. "What a pain! I can't believe I put petrol in my diesel car!" It only took the technician approximately fifty minutes to completely drain the contaminated fuel out of the car. He completely purged the fuel lines, filter and pumps and put clean diesel in the car. The customer was delighted and it didn't cost him car dealership rates to have the work properly performed.

We have technical engineers available in the vicinity willing and waiting to arrive and drain your vehicle of the wrong fuel or contaminated fuel. We operate 24/7 every day of the year. All of our technicians are totally qualified and knowledgeable in taking on all varieties of vehicles.

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We completed a wrong fuel retrieval exercise outside a beautiful house in Hartford End not so long ago. "I had put petrol in my diesel car and was able to more or less get home when my car cut out." Our technician went out, despite the fact that it was pretty late at night, and did a thorough fuel drain and purge on the metallic yellow Subaru Outback Sport to everyone's satisfaction.

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A person contacted us from his Ferarri red Peugeot 306 after he had conked out on the congested street. "I accidentally put petrol in my diesel car and I shortly found out all about it a number of miles down the road!" Fortunately we were in a position to get out to him in a rather short time, bearing in mind the congestion, and he was before long back behind the wheel.

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How to find out if I put the wrong fuel in my car?

If you’ve just filled up at a petrol station and the cars starts to act a bit strange you might start to wonder if you accidentally put the wrong fuel in it.

Well, there are a few things to can check that will be able to tell you:

  1. How is the car responding? There are some very common misfuel symptoms which can be a good indicator of wrong fuel:
    • Loss of engine power – can feel like the car has run out of fuel
    • A lot of smoke (more than usual)
    • Engine coughing or starting to splutter
    • Won’t start – or keeps stalling.
  2. Look at your fuel receipt. It will state clearly if you filled up with diesel or unleaded. If you don’t have the receipt, you can often return to the petrol station where you filled up and give them the date and time (and pump) where you refueled and they will often be able to give you a VAT receipt.
  3. Smell it. Diesel and petrol have very distinctly different smells. Anyone familiar with the motor industry should be able to help you with this. Or you could even get another car to park alongside and smell the fuel caps of both, comparing them to determine what the fuel type is.
  4. Call us to come out and assess the car. In the majority of cases we will be able to tell if the car has been misfueled before beginning work on it. If we discover that the vehicle does not need a fuel drain, you will only be charged a call-out fee.

Commonplace Petrol in Diesel Warning signs:

This is a list of general wrong fuel symptoms or signs:

  • Losing vehicle power
  • Engine cutting out, stuttering or coughing
  • A tough time starting the motor
  • Excessive smoking

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Wrong Fuel London is fully qualified and skilled to carry out all varieties contaminated fuel drains pertaining to the extraction of mixed fuel. To find out precisely how we can help get you on the move again merely give us a call.


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